Disease Detectives B/C

[SidT]

Speaking of Nationals, does anyone know what topic the Nationals test will focus on? (Like last year, it was waterborne diseases)

[eta150]

It should be on risks associated with population growth, but then again, last year's should have been also.

[SidT]

I know, but sometimes there is a specific topic just for Nationals. It's usually posted somewhere on the soinc or Nationals website, but I didn't see it this year.

[sciolympian]

Your best bet is to learn about H1N1.

or salmonella or other recent diseases in epidemics

[SidT]

All right, thanks.

[Flavorflav]

The CDC will be writing the test at nationals, so it will be new, and most likely VERY DIFFICULT.
What you are learning may be, even for division B, on plane with college level material.

Nobody does Epidemiology in college, at least as an undegrad. What you guys are doing is graduate level.

[classictoaster]

This event is so unpredictable, I see it as almost impossible to study for. I've seen a wide variety in how the tests can be laid out, but I'm assuming the state and nationals test will be similar in content -- although, of course, the nationals test will be much harder, I'm sure. So has anyone here been to nationals before and done DD? What does the test look like?

Also, the point of focus is population growth, for anyone who was asking before.

[ophiophagus]

Anyone understand catabolism...

[dvd]

We need to know that for DD?

Also, I understand the Nationals test probably will include information about all the main diseases. For each disease what kind of information should we know? I was thinking infectious agent, and transmission. Any other ideas?

[classictoaster]

I've seen a question about how they are formed before.. Also knowing properties and symptoms caused by an infection couldn't hurt.